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  1. Official nursing student fall 2011 stand up!!!

    You do not really get to pick which time you major nursing class is. I am in my first year, took some nur classes over summer and this is my schedule: Monday Lecture 8AM-12 NOON Wednesday LAB 9-4 PM...
  2. I have a question about Nursing!

    I would keep the EMT class. It can be valuable for getting a job, experience. I got mine in high school while taking 3 other courses so I know how it feels and the EMT was a 4 month course in case...
  3. What do I do? Flunked my first exam

    Dont be discouraged! Your scores should get better as you go through the program and become more accustomed to the design of the exam. As you develop critical thinking skills it will become easier...
  4. Doubts about Nursing

    EMS and nursing have a lot of differences. I am in nursing school right now, but I received my EMT-B in high school. I loved it! EMS is more life saving interventions and more fast paced and YOU...
  5. Second Week

    One thing that I do for each chapter is make an outline of the chapter. I make sure to write down important terms and any important info I need to know so that I can easily study. I also highlight...
  6. I would say its physically possible to go back a week after birth, but you are not going to want to. You will want to spend time with your new child and bond. You could even get postpartum...
  7. How many semesters of nursing classes do you have?

    I start this summer and for ASN we have 4 semesters. I chose to start early in the summer, we did not have to start until the fall. I am taking 3 classes this summer, one this fall and spring 2012....
  8. Door To Doc, Team Triage, Rapid Medical Evaluation . ..

    I wish urgent care centers were affiliated with hospitals so that the ER could deal with real emergencies. Any toothaches, colds, etc could go there while the ER can do its job. When there is a real...
  9. Door To Doc, Team Triage, Rapid Medical Evaluation . ..

    We usually have a triage nurse asses and assign an acuity before they are assigned a bed so we can determine how serious the matter is. If there is a chest pain, we have to do an EKG within 15...
  10. Door To Doc, Team Triage, Rapid Medical Evaluation . ..

    Also, in cases where there are NO rooms available for EMS/ambulance patients, we triage them and put them in the waiting room as well if they are low acuity. If they need to be moved immediatly to...
  11. Door To Doc, Team Triage, Rapid Medical Evaluation . ..

    I work in a hospital where the first contact is a tech and they get the pt info, why they are here, and then they get vitals. They then call the triage nurse and they come out and triage them near...
  12. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    Yea we had the lab thing to. We used cats for ours and she put tooth picks in them and we had to identify what it was. I remember that but I think you will do fine this time. I am just waiting to...
  13. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    And taking once will help you I think. You will have most of it down any way. Just make sure you remember it because you use it a lot in nursing. I know for where I work I have to use it, just not...
  14. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    Yea thats true. When are you applying to reynolds, for spring? I think I might apply for fall for Reynolds but IDK, I am tired of applying ugh I thought I would be done with this in high
  15. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    I had to take anatomy like three times in high school lol. the first time was the regular course just for fun, then I had some of it for my emt class, then i took it as dual enrollment for college...
  16. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    Yep. I am going to apply to J Sarge to. And if I dont get into those :/ bon secours and john tyler and nova as well lol. I know I have good credentials, its just a matter of space available....
  17. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    Yea I did not get in either I thought I would at least get wait listed. Ameliagal, are you applying next year
  18. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    We should do an email exhange. Mine is
  19. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    Watch my letter not even be in the mail today...I live like an hour away from
  20. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    Yay good for you Alex!!!! I am nervous :/ I do not read mine until I get home at about 7:30 pm. What were your credentials if you do not mind? Me and ameliagal were talking about ours
  21. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    You could always finish and get a bachelors degree in something else? Thats what one of my friends did, it usually takes less than two years for the accelerated BSN. VCU has a program for
  22. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    i HONESTLY do not remember. They had mine from 2007! But they were average for math I think, I did above average in readiing in writing. MY ACT was higher I think 28??? I did very well in the...
  23. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    *** You are qualified. So I guess I should not hope for much when I open that envelope lol. All of my pre -reqs I have A's but I think I had 2 B's on my transcript from when I was doing dual...
  24. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    @ALEX, let us know what yours said! @Ameliagal: if you dont mind me asking, what were your credentials? I had a 3.8 college GPA and work as an ER tech since April and have volunteered in EMS since...
  25. VCU Traditional BSN Fall 2011

    oH MY GOODNESS! That stinks. I hate rejection letters blah. I cant check mine until tonight But they only accept about 60 people...not very good chances. You should apply to J Sarge, their...